Tilicho Peak

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Tilicho Peak

Tilicho Peak in 2003
Elevation 7,134 metres (23,406 ft)[1]
Location Nepal
Range Himalaya
Coordinates 28°41′4″N 83°48′16″E / 28.68444, 83.80444Coordinates: 28°41′4″N 83°48′16″E / 28.68444, 83.80444
First ascent 1979 by Emanuel Schmutz
Easiest route glacier/snow

Tilicho Peak is a mountain in the Nepalese Himalaya, near Annapurna. The peak was discovered in 1950 by the team led by Maurice Herzog who were attempting to find Annapurna I.[1]

The first ascent was made in 1979 by the French climber Emanuel Schmutz using the northwest shoulder.[2]

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